Vehicle pursuit ends in crash on Alico RoadCape Coral restaurant assisting Boathouse employees after fire
FORT MYERS Vehicle pursuit ends in crash on Alico Road According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on Alico Road and Wildblue Drive.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral restaurant assisting Boathouse employees after fire The Boathouse Tiki Bar and Grill went up in flames on Thursday, which also left many of its employees without a job.
NORTH FORT MYERS 1 dead after crash on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred on Bayshore Road and Twin Brooks Road in North Fort Myers that left one dead on Saturday.
the weather authority Hurricane Oscar forms in the Atlantic The Weather Authority is monitoring Hurricane Oscar, which formed in the Atlantic and is moving toward the southeastern Bahamas and eastern Cuba.
NAPLES Collier County man arrested for assault in River Park East A Collier County man was arrested in connection with an assault that occurred in the River Park East community.
PORT CHARLOTTE Volunteers gather to assist in clean-up of church in Charlotte County Charlotte County and its communities were hard hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, and Peace River Wesleyan Church was no exception.
the weather authority Mild morning temps with breezy conditions in Southwest Florida The Weather Authority says temperatures this morning haven’t been as cool as they had been the previous couple of mornings.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
NORTH FORT MYERS Storm recovery supplies handed out to locals in North Fort Myers When gates at the Suncoast Community Center in North Fort Myers opened Friday afternoon, a line stretched across the property.
PUNTA GORDA FEMA assists neighbors with Hurricane Milton recovery in Punta Gorda Help is on the way for those trying to move forward after Hurricane Milton. Fema has opened a disaster recovery center in Charlotte County.
MANASOTA KEY Victims of post-Milton burglaries in Charlotte County speak out Some neighbors in Charlotte County were forced to evacuate for Milton hoping their homes would be salvageable. What they didn’t expect were thieves waiting to take advantage and looting what they had left before they returned.
CAPE CORAL 39th annual Oktoberfest underway in Cape Coral The 39th annual Oktoberfest is underway, and folks are lining up to get inside and enjoy the festivities. This year’s festival has much to offer.
NAPLES Naples International Film Festival returns Lights, camera, action! The annual Naples International Film Festival returns to southwest Florida.
NAPLES Last weekend of “Boo at the Zoo” at Naples Zoo This is your last weekend to check out Boo at the Zoo with the family.
FORT MYERS Palm trees in Fort Myers removed due to storm Humans weren’t the only ones impacted by Hurricane Milton. Vegetation, such as palm trees, felt it, too.
FORT MYERS Vehicle pursuit ends in crash on Alico Road According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on Alico Road and Wildblue Drive.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral restaurant assisting Boathouse employees after fire The Boathouse Tiki Bar and Grill went up in flames on Thursday, which also left many of its employees without a job.
NORTH FORT MYERS 1 dead after crash on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred on Bayshore Road and Twin Brooks Road in North Fort Myers that left one dead on Saturday.
the weather authority Hurricane Oscar forms in the Atlantic The Weather Authority is monitoring Hurricane Oscar, which formed in the Atlantic and is moving toward the southeastern Bahamas and eastern Cuba.
NAPLES Collier County man arrested for assault in River Park East A Collier County man was arrested in connection with an assault that occurred in the River Park East community.
PORT CHARLOTTE Volunteers gather to assist in clean-up of church in Charlotte County Charlotte County and its communities were hard hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, and Peace River Wesleyan Church was no exception.
the weather authority Mild morning temps with breezy conditions in Southwest Florida The Weather Authority says temperatures this morning haven’t been as cool as they had been the previous couple of mornings.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
NORTH FORT MYERS Storm recovery supplies handed out to locals in North Fort Myers When gates at the Suncoast Community Center in North Fort Myers opened Friday afternoon, a line stretched across the property.
PUNTA GORDA FEMA assists neighbors with Hurricane Milton recovery in Punta Gorda Help is on the way for those trying to move forward after Hurricane Milton. Fema has opened a disaster recovery center in Charlotte County.
MANASOTA KEY Victims of post-Milton burglaries in Charlotte County speak out Some neighbors in Charlotte County were forced to evacuate for Milton hoping their homes would be salvageable. What they didn’t expect were thieves waiting to take advantage and looting what they had left before they returned.
CAPE CORAL 39th annual Oktoberfest underway in Cape Coral The 39th annual Oktoberfest is underway, and folks are lining up to get inside and enjoy the festivities. This year’s festival has much to offer.
NAPLES Naples International Film Festival returns Lights, camera, action! The annual Naples International Film Festival returns to southwest Florida.
NAPLES Last weekend of “Boo at the Zoo” at Naples Zoo This is your last weekend to check out Boo at the Zoo with the family.
FORT MYERS Palm trees in Fort Myers removed due to storm Humans weren’t the only ones impacted by Hurricane Milton. Vegetation, such as palm trees, felt it, too.
Help is on the way for those trying to move forward after Hurricane Milton. FEMA has opened a disaster recovery center in Charlotte County. It’s right at the South County Regional Park recreation center in Punta Gorda and will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. This is an important resource for those building back. While there are signs of recovery, there’s still work to do throughout Charlotte County. “We had Helene then two weeks later we had Milton. Not a fast process but were trying to get it done as fast as we can,” said Ashley Turner, public information officer for Charlotte County. “We were super blessed spending a lot of time trying to help others,” said Sandra Cohen. Friends Kathleen Devaney and Sandra Cohen both had minimal damage to their homes but they knew that wasn’t the case for others. “We’ve been here pretty much every day since the hurricane. I helped friends who had flooding, just trying to do all the cleanup,” said Cohen. “I helped out here, the dog place next door bit. Just a lot for people to handle.” The public information officer for the county was heartbroken to see the place she always called home destroyed. “It was just sad sand everywhere the beach that I grew up going to looked definitely different,” said Turner. Ashley Turner says she and her team have not stopped, but there’s still work to do. “I think we’re making good strides every storm we find ways to improve our crews right after the storm,” said Turner. People living in Charlotte County see just that. “How quick the county comes together to take care of that the trucks the clean up trucks that are out taking care of that the linemen’ Facebook is full of thank yous to the linemen but knowing that this isn’t going to last forever everybody is coming together that’s what did it for me coming from colorado to here how do they do it so well and so quick,” said Cohen. Now since Milton a total of 8,719 cubic yards of debris has been collected in Charlotte County. For comparison, a washing machine is about one cubic yard.